Roque Cordero: Celebrating 100 Years. September 14/8:00pm/Auer Hall This concert is dedicated to the life and music of seminal Panamanian composers Roque Cordero. The concert will feature performances by faculty and students from the Jacobs School of Music as well as by visiting Colombian clarinetist Javier Adrúbal Vinasco. Sponsors: Latin American Music Center, Jacobs School of Music; Secretaría de Cultura (México). Contact: Javier León (jfleon) National Hispanic Heritage Month Lunch September 15/12:00pm/IMU Georgian Room Join us for lunch to kick-off a month-long celebration and to welcome alum and guest speaker Patricia Mota, President of Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE). Please RSVP to [email protected] by September 1, 2017. Latinx Law Student Association Panel September 15/6:00pm/La Casa Are you interested in going to law school? Please join the Latinx Law Student Association (LLSA) for an informal law school panel. LLSA alumni and law students will be at La Casa to talk about (1) life after undergrad, (2) law school life and how to survive, and (3) life after law school. This is a unique opportunity to speak to practicing attorneys and law students in an informal setting. Don’t miss out! FIESTA Indianapolis September 16/ American Legion Mall (http://www.laplazaindy.org/portfolio-item/ events/) IU Family Weekend La Casa Openhouse September 16/9:00am-11:00am/La Casa Wonderful opportunity for family members to tour the center, meet the staff and learn more about the services and programs offered. Continental breakfast available. NOTE: Part of IU Family Weekend (September 15 – 17, 2017) This program gives students an opportunity to share their experiences and IU traditions with their families. To learn more about IU Family Weekend see: https:// studentaffairs.indiana.edu/parents-association/ hoosier-family-weekends/index.shtml. Trio Morelia (visiting ensemble from Mexico) September 17/2:00pm/Auer Hall The noted contemporary music ensemble from Mexico will be visiting IU as part of their US tour. The ensemble specializes on contemporary music by Mexican composers. Sponsors: Latin American Music Center, Jacobs School of Music; Secretaría de Cultura (México). Contact: Javier León (jfleon). IDIOMA Call-out Meeting September 18/6:30pm/La Casa Did you grew up speaking Spanish or were raised in Spanish-speaking household/family/community yet not fully proficient in Spanish? Are you interested in developing, enhancing or sustaining the Spanish skills you already have? The goal of IDIOMA is to provide a supportive environment to further develop your language skills while exploring the diverse and rich cultures within Spanish speaking populations. Hope you can join us! What does it mean to be Latino at IU/ at La Casa? Septemebr 19/7:00pm/La Casa Dr. Sylvia Martinez (Latino Studies/School of Education) will present findings from research project that examines the reasons and role that Latino/a/x Ethnic Identity plays in participation (or non) at La Casa. Sponsors: Latino Studies and La Casa. LGSA Nuestras Raices September 20/7:00pm/La Casa All are invited to attend this annual event for an open mic, family-style sharing of family traditions, songs, music, & stories. Bring your stories, mementos, poems, songs to share with others. Meet new people. Share your stories. Listen to stories. Learn more about different traditions. Eat and Enjoy! Sponsored by Latin@ Graduate Student Association (LGSA). Contact: [email protected]. Art-Books of Cardboard House Press September 21/6:00pm/La Casa Join us and be part of our free workshop series at La Casa and MCPL. You will learn the different process involved in publishing a hand-made book. Contact: [email protected] or www.cardboardhousepress.org. Wellness and Culture: Guatemalan Worry Dolls September 21/7:00pm/La Casa Join us to create your own worry dolls while getting to know the folks available if you need a listening ear and/or supportive shoulder. Guatemalan worry dolls date back to Mayan traditions combining legend, story, craft, and stress relief. Come join us for a bit of fun and great cultural activity. Sponsored by La Casa. Entre El Amor Y Los Celos September 21/6:00pm/GA 0001 Entre el amor y los celos (Between love and jealousy): this performance focuses on the construction of the character from verse to prose. It serves as a space for reflection and discussion on the confluence of dramatic text and performance practice. Entre bambalinas will start with a performance of short scenes taken from a selection of Spanish Golden Age plays (Punishment without Revenge, The Dog in the Manger and The Shy Courtier), followed by an acting workshop. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in theater, learning more about acting or thinking about volunteering with the Department’s Teatro VIDA group this year. More info contact Steven Wagschal (swagscha). Three Short Films About Motherhood With Venezuelan Filmmaker Alexandra Hidalgo September 21/7-8:30pm/Wells Screening Room (ground floor of Herman B Wells Library, within Media Services) #DirectedbyWomen is delighted to bring Venezuelan filmmaker Alexandra Hidalgo to Indiana University for a screening titled “Three Short Films About Motherhood.” William and Santiago Simultaneous (5 minutes, 2016) ~ In this short documentary, two brothers, born 31 months apart, grow up onscreen at the same time as we see them reach the same milestones side by side. Alto Precio: Love, Loss, and Rebellion in Raising Bilingual Children (25 minutes, 2016) ~ This video essay explores the struggles and joys of raising bilingual children in a primarily monolingual society. Teta (25 minutes, 2017) ~ In this short documentary, the filmmaker tells the story of nursing her youngest son for 22 months while being a working mother. The screenings will be followed by a Q&A with the audience. About Alexandra Hidalgo - Alexandra Hidalgo is an award-winning filmmaker, whose documentaries have been official selections for film festivals in 11 countries and been screened at universities around the United States, and whose videos and activist writing have been featured on The Hollywood Reporter, IndieWire, NPR, and Women and Hollywood. To learn more about Alexandra, check-out her website (http:// alexandrahidalgo.com/) or read what she had to say during her #DirectedbyWomen Conversation (http://directedbywomen.com/ alexandra-hidalgo-feminist-visionary/). This event is part of the #DirectedbyWomen Worldwide Film Viewing Party. The event is free, but tickets are required. Online registration here: http://iub. libcal.com/event/3495149. Here’s the Facebook Event page: https://www.facebook.com/ events/284245392051467/ Haciendo Memoria September 22/1:00pm/GA 0001 Haciendo memoria : this play combines a selection of scenes from texts dealing with the complexities behind the performance of memory. The protagonists of Ay, Carmela! (1986), by José Sanchis Sinisterra are Carmela and Paulino, two actors who are stranded in the Francoist zone during the Spanish Civil War and discuss whether they are alive or walking dead. The play begins and ends with a scene from Alfredo Sanzol’s memory of postwar Spain Delicadas (2011), in which the female character La Que Guarda (The Saver) lists the objects she saves for future use because “cuando se tiene, uno olvida de dónde viene. Uno no se puede olvidar de dónde viene. No se puede olvidar de dónde vienen sus padres y sus abuelos, y sus bisabuelos. Las cosas no salen de la nada”. Other plays included in this performance will be Pies descalzos bajo la luna de agosto, by Joan Cavallé, El triángulo azul, by Laila Ripoll, Presas, by Ignacio del Moral and Verónica Fernández, and NN12, by Gracia Morales. It will be performed by Spanish actors David Boceta and Isabel Rodes were trained at the Spanish Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RESAD). Both spent five seasons with Spain’s National Classical Theater Company under artistic director Eduardo Vasco They will be visiting IU Bloomington for two performances in Spanish. Sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Contact: Steven Wagschal (swagscha). Fiesta del Otoño September 23/10:00am-1:00pm/Showers (401 N. Morton Street - Outside City Hall) Indiana University’s Latino Enhancement Cooperative and City of Bloomington Latino Programs and Outreach division invites you to the 12th Annual Fiesta del Otoño. In recognition of the National Hispanic Heritage Month we celebrate “Muchas Culturas, Muchas Historias” “Many Cultures, Many Stories” which reflect our diverse Latino culture through music, dance performances, food, dance competition and more! COPA Bloomington September 24, October 1 & 8/6:00pm-9:00pm Karst Farm Park (2450 S Endwright Rd, Bloomington, IN 47403) Annual soccer tournament, COPA Bloomington, is a 6 v 6 speed soccer tournament which promotes healthy living and encourages community members to engage in friendly competition. The tournament takes place at Karst Farm Park and has prided itself on being one of the most diverse and affordable tournaments in town. Sponsored by El Centro Comunal Latino, and The City of Bloomington’s Latino Programs. If you would like to volunteer or for more information please contact [email protected]. NOTE: La Casa will be sponsoring a team. If interested, please contact us at [email protected]. Hispanics in Tech September 25/2-4pm/Lindley Hall 1st floor lobby Event sponsored by the School of Informatics and Computing. Free food and prizes. NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH September 15-October 15, 2017